Figure of a Male Stilt Dancer Holding Knife and Horn

• Artist: Dan (Culture)
• Medium: Copper alloy, fiber
• Geographical Locations:
  • Ivory Coast
  • Liberia
• Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
• Dimensions: 24 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3in. (61.6 x 12.1 x 7.6cm)
• Collection: Arts of Africa
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5H6, 6F
• Accession Number: 22.272
• Image: CUR.22.272_front_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2009

Catalogue Description:
Man with beard, high peaked cap, ornamented body, and arms raised. In right hand he holds a twisted staff; in left hand, a cup-shaped object. Legs are tied to stilts. A fiber skirt that was originally attached to figure's waist has fallen down. The fiber is in poor condition.